Ex Parte Hoffman et al - Page 1



          The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was              
          not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the             
          Board.                                                                      
                                                                                     
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                     __________                                       
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                     __________                                       
                            Ex parte JOSEPH H. HOFFMAN,                               
                                 STEPHEN A. KRAUS,                                    
                               MICHAEL SCOTT BURNETT                                  
                                   and CHRIS MASON                                    
                                     __________                                       
                                Appeal No. 2004-2234                                  
                             Application No. 09/881,361                               
                                     ___________                                      
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                     ___________                                      
          Before COHEN, MCQUADE, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges.              
          MCQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                       
                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               Joseph H. Hoffman et al. originally took this appeal from              
          the final rejection of claims 1 through 19, all of the claims               
          pending in the application.  On February 19, 2004, we remanded              
          the application to the examiner to correct a deficiency in the              
          record.  The application is now back before us for review of the            
          appeal on its merits.                                                       
                                   THE INVENTION                                      
               The invention relates to “golf clubs and related methods in            
          which the club head incorporates an added weight component to               




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